to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
control; check; restraint; inhibition
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to shout (in anger); to yell
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to not believe one's ears
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
national border; provincial border
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
due form; official; formality
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear